India (2025)
2.4
% annual change
-2.6pp YoY
YoY Change
-2.6pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

India Inflation Rate (CPI, Annual %) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % annual change YoY Change
2025 2.4 -2.6pp
2024 5 -0.6pp
2023 5.6 -1.1pp
2022 6.7 +1.6pp
2021 5.1 -1.5pp
2020 6.6 +2.9pp
2019 3.7 -0.2pp
2018 3.9 +0.6pp
2017 3.3 -1.6pp
2016 4.9 unchanged
2015 4.9 -1.8pp
2014 6.7 -3.3pp
2013 10 +0.5pp
2012 9.5 +0.6pp
2011 8.9 -3.1pp
2010 12 +1.1pp
2009 10.9 +2.6pp
2008 8.3 +1.9pp
2007 6.4 +0.6pp
2006 5.8 +1.6pp

About this Dataset

India recorded 2.4 % annual change in 2025. The latest change was -2.6pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from -7.6 in 1976 to 13.9 in 1991.

This page tracks consumer price inflation (CPI, annual % change) in India from 1990 to present. Inflation is the most-watched macro indicator for monetary policy, fixed income markets, and real return calculations.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks consumer price inflation (CPI, annual % change) in India from 1990 to present. Inflation is the most-watched macro indicator for monetary policy, fixed income markets, and real return calculations. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 13.9 % annual change in 1991 and reached its lowest recorded value of -7.6 in 1976. The latest reading of 2.4 in 2025 represents a change of -2.6pp.